Hey, purrley, her prairie dog was bought as a pet, is her pet, and was probably bred by another pet prairie dog. We don't advocate turning cats or dogs out into the wild when they have behavioral problems, and I don't think it is appropriate to advocate that here, either.

That said, you probably need to spend time just being with Terkina, maybe sitting quietly with her being in the room with you, and petting her when she approaches. Just a little more each time, until you both are more comfortable with it. As I said earlier, some pets just do NOT like to be held. Only I can hold our bunny, anyone else, even Paul, she'll be very uncomfortable and twist away, or, in the vet's case, she'll bite! I have held her since the day we got her, and was very conscientious to do it every day, and make it a nice time for us together, always making sure her feet have something to rest on so she'd be happy. Perhaps when you and Terkina have worked on being together more and more, you could try holding her a little every day until she gets used to it?